waan4 hoeng1 neoi2還鄉女还乡女
Jyutpingwaan4 hoeng1 neoi2
Yalewành hēung néui
Definition
(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families
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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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